Business Development Executive – Marsh Advisory
Join the fast-growing consulting and analytics team at Marsh (Marsh Advisory) as a Business Development Executive and help our clients tackle some of their most challenging risk and insurance issues! Due to sustained growth in our portfolio, we are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced Business Development Executive with a background in insurance or insurance broking to join our leading global corporate.
We will count on you to:
- Proactively engage with brokers on client renewals and identify opportunities for Marsh Advisory to assist.
- Drive new business campaigns to prospects, promoting Marsh Advisory’s capabilities.
- Meet with clients and prospects to define their issues and opportunities, demonstrating how Marsh Advisory can help.
- Prepare proposals, follow up with clients, close sales, and build relationships with senior leadership and the Marsh Advisory team.
- Collaborate with senior colleagues to tailor solutions and execute initiatives that meet client needs.
What you need to have:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in business development ideally within the insurance or insurance broking industry.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- Highly motivated with a client service and strategic mindset.
- Ability to present to and develop relationships at a senior level.
- Consulting sales or delivery background is a positive but not essential.
What makes you stand out?
- Proven track record of delivering new and/or expanded business sales growth in the financial or professional services industry.
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Good negotiation skills with the ability to influence positive outcomes.
- Self-motivated with strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workloads.
- Ability to network and build relationships within a wide professional network.
What can you expect?
- Work with the largest companies in Australia on their most challenging risk issues, at the forefront of innovation for risk and insurance.
- A diverse client base with ample opportunities for business growth and career advancement.
- A supportive professional environment that fosters your career path within our global organization.
- A close-knit, energetic, and supportive team culture.
Location: Permanent full-time opportunity based in Sydney.
Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.
